Tecumseh Roosevelt Tiger
November 15, 1936 - December 26, 2020
Tecumseh Roosevelt Tiger, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2020 at the Cherokee County Nursing Center. He was known to friends and family as “Sonny”. He was born November 15, 1936, in Claremore, Oklahoma, the third of five children to Icle Muriel Henry and Amos Tiger. Sonny graduated from Wyandotte High School, Kansas City, Kansas, in 1954. He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served aboard the USS Hopewell as a sonarman. After his discharge he worked in the Kansas City area. He married Evelyn Wilson. He and Evie had three children, Michael David, Joseph Allen and Naomi Suzanne. He moved to Oklahoma where he worked as a baker for the Reasors Stores for many years before he retired. Sonny enjoyed fishing and playing the slot machines at the casino. Sonny was preceded I death by his son Mike, his parents and stepfather, his older brother and two sisters. He is survived by his son Joe and wife Carmen; granddaughter, Christina; daughter, Naomi and grandchildren, Jason, Steve and Chris; and sister, Phyllis (Susie) Sanders, and was loved my many nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Tecumseh Roosevelt Tiger are 10:00 am, January 7, 2021 at Fort Gibson National Cemetery under the care of Green Country Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to your local food bank.
Tecumseh Roosevelt Tiger, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2020 at the Cherokee County Nursing Center. He was known to friends and family as “Sonny”. He was born November 15, 1936, in Claremore, Oklahoma, the third of five... View Obituary & Service Information